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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Clean Your Granite Tops With Hydrogen peroxide

Yikes! It's the mother of all kitchen nightmares!

Cleaning on a Sunday is a usual routine in
the family. Today, I decided to clean the back of the oven and I was appalled
with what I saw – some parts of the granite
counter are covered with grime, grease and I do not know what else. Apparently,
granite tiles are porous and if they are not properly cleaned, they end up
absorbing stains from food and other liquids left on the counter for a long
time. In my case, the side of the kitchen counter has absorbed cooking oil that
may have seeped down from the counter.

The OC in me decided to apply a generous
amount of kitchen cleanser to the marble slab but to no avail. I also tried
bleach but it did little good aside from making my kitchen reek with the
nauseous liquid. I have searched online and websites such as eHow and
CounterTopSpecialty and most of them recommend Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
to clean heavy stains that have stayed in the granite counter. There are also
many uses of Hydrogen peroxide but for this article, I will be discussing how
you can use it to clean your granite counters.

Hydrogen peroxide is a clear and colorless
liquid which is commonly used to disinfect wounds. Also called agua oxigenada
in the Philippines, it is one of the
cheapest cleaning agents that I have ever known. I documented how I cleaned my
granite top with Hydrogen peroxide below. To clean your counter top using Hydrogen peroxide, you will need the following:

Materials

* Hydrogen peroxide

* Plastic gloves
* Cotton

* Ceram wrap or plastic cellophane

1.) For the purpose of demonstrating the procedure, I made two boxes on the surface of the granite wall using masking tapes. 2.) Soak the cotton with Hydrogen peroxide. 3.) Place the cotton inside the box and spread evenly to cover the entire surface. 4.) Cover the entire area with plastic cellophane to prevent the cotton from easily drying out. Let it soak for 24 to 48 hours. 5.) After 24 or 48 hours, remove the cotton. 6.) See how clean it is?

The best thing about using Hydrogen
peroxide is that it is not only effective in cleaning the stain from your
countertop but it is also very safe for the health as well as to the
environment. In fact, all living
air-breathing organisms posses catalase peroxidase that breaks down Hydrogen
peroxide to water and Oxygen thus you do not have to fear about toxicity.
Hydrogen peroxide is simply an effective, safe and practical way to clean and
disinfect your granite counters. I don’t have to buy expensive cleansers next
time.